Sechun Prospect

Occurrence in Guatemala with commodity Mica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057298
MRDS ID TC01798
Record type Site
Current site name Sechun Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.79982, 15.04251 (WGS84)
Elevation 1265
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 2 1/2 MILES E OF JOYABAJ

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guatemala

Comments on the location information

  • 1/2 MILE NE OF EL PERICON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MICA LIGHT GREEN BOOKS 2-8 INCHES IN DIAMETER, SOME BOOKS RULED AND WAVY, OTHERS HAVE INCLUSIONS OF QUARTZ AND FELDSPAR.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.79982, 15.04251

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50W
    Dip 50-70SW
    Length 15.24M
    Width 6.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PEGMATITE PARALLELS FOLIATION IN SCHIST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Manuel Bergua
    First year 1943

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EXPLORED IN 1943; NO MICA SHIPPED.

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED ON 1943.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 156

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.